Gear-up landing Incident de Havilland DH.103 Hornet F Mk 3 WB882,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20426
 
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Date:Wednesday 4 June 1952
Time:
Type:de Havilland DH.103 Hornet F Mk 3
Owner/operator:80 Sqn RAF
Registration: WB882
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Kai Tak -   Hong Kong
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:RAF Kai Tak
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hornet F3 WB882 Belly landing Kai Tak Hong Kong 04.06.52
Throttle jammed, bellylanded on runway.
Crew:
??? (pilot) - Ok

Sources:

http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH103%20prodn%20list.txt
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Jun-2008 19:25 JINX Added
07-Jun-2008 14:00 JINX Updated
15-Jun-2015 11:20 BlB Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport]
10-Jun-2018 14:16 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type]
15-Jun-2018 05:34 Nepa Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
26-Dec-2021 02:46 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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